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Lester Allen Petersen 1900 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 December 1900

Birth Location: Butte, Boyd, Nebraska

Death Date: 6 Jan 1979

Death Location: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States

Father: Jens Petersen

Mother: Anna Snyder

Spouse(s): Freida Heinert, Ida (petersen)

Children(s): Raymond Petersen, Raymond Petersen, Donald Petersen, LaVerne Martin, Kenneth Petersen, Kenneth Petersen, Lois Peterson, Vernon Petersen, Edward Petersen, Wilma Petersen, Wanda Petersen

The story of Lester Allen Petersen began in 1900 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska. In 1910, Lester Allen Petersen resided in McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA. In 1920, Lester Allen Petersen resided in McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA. Lester Allen Petersen married Freida Rozena Heinert, Ida Matilda Hoar (petersen), and had children including Raymond Petersen, Raymond Allen Petersen, Donald Merl Petersen, LaVerne Marie Martin, Kenneth Eugene Petersen, Kenneth Edgar Petersen, Lois Darlene Peterson, Vernon Duane Petersen, Edward Lawrence Petersen, Wilma Marlene Petersen, Wanda Petersen. Lester Allen Petersen passed away in 1979 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Allen Petersen began in 1900 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska.
  • In 1910, Lester Allen Petersen resided in McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1920, Lester Allen Petersen resided in McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA.
  • Lester Allen Petersen married Freida Rozena Heinert, Ida Matilda Hoar (petersen), and had children including Raymond Petersen, Raymond Allen Petersen, Donald Merl Petersen, LaVerne Marie Martin, Kenneth Eugene Petersen, Kenneth Edgar Petersen, Lois Darlene Peterson, Vernon Duane Petersen, Edward Lawrence Petersen, Wilma Marlene Petersen, Wanda Petersen.
  • Lester Allen Petersen passed away in 1979 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jens Petersen
1868 – 1962
Birth Location: Aastrup, Maribo, Denmark
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Anna Snyder
1878 – 1961
Birth Location: Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States
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Spouses(s)

Freida Heinert
1907 – 2002
Birth Location: Dallas, Gregory, South Dakota, United States
FH
Ida (petersen)
1907 – 1974
Birth Location: Gregory, South Dakota, United States
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Children(s)

Raymond Petersen
1927 – 2010
Birth Location: South Dakota
RP
Raymond Petersen
1926 – 2010
Birth Location: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
RP
Donald Petersen
1928 – 2008
Birth Location: South Dakota
DP
LaVerne Martin
1930 – 2019
Birth Location: Martin, Bennett County, South Dakota, United States of America
LM
Kenneth Petersen
1932 – 1946
Birth Location: Viborg, Turner, South Dakota, USA
KP
Kenneth Petersen
1932 – 1976
Birth Location: Viborg, Turner, South Dakota, USA
KP
Lois Peterson
1933 – 2013
Birth Location: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
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Vernon Petersen
1936 – 2012
Birth Location: South Dakota
VP
Edward Petersen
1938 – 1968
Birth Location: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
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Wilma Petersen
1940 – 2000
Birth Location: South Dakota
WP
Wanda Petersen
1943 – 1999
Birth Location: Watertown, Codington Co., South Dakota
WP

Lester Petersen's Ancestors

Self
Lester Petersen
1900 – 1979
Birth Place: Butte, Boyd, Nebraska
Parents
Jens C Petersen
1868 – 1962
Aastrup, Maribo, Denmark
Anna (Laura) Snyder
1878 – 1961
Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States
Grandparents
Niels (Carl Johan) Petersen
1843 – 1905
Ebeltoft, Denmark
Jenny (Frederikke Henriette) Vindberg
1846 – 1931
Ebeltoft, Arhus, Denmark
Robert (Taylor) Snyder
1847 – 1898
Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Celia (Jane) Joyce
1846 – 1918
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peder Morten
1800 – 1868
Ane Jensdr
1820 – 1844
Jens Vindberg
1816 – 1877
Karen Christensdatter
1818 – 1883
John Snider
1802 – 1873
Catherine Smathers
1802 – 1898
John Joyce
1809 – 1885
Arminta Rayburn
1816 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Soren Sorensen
1758 – 1816
Kirsten Pedersdatter
1767 – 1845
Jens Winther
1792 – 1860
Karen Jensdatter
1792 –
Adam Snider
1770 – 1857
Barbara Dillow
1772 – 1840
Heinrich Smathers
1775 – 1856
Mary Schneider
1775 – 1846
Ambrose Joyce
1781 – 1856
Celia Allen
1792 – 1868
Hodge Rayburn
1767 – 1847
Araminta Martin
1775 – 1863

Lester Petersen's Descendants

1.
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Lester (Allen) Petersen (12 December 1900 – 6 Jan 1979) m. Freida (Rozena) Heinert (25 Nov 1907 – 9 August 2002) m. Ida (Matilda Hoar) (petersen) (25 January 1907 – 21 MAY 1974)
  1. 1. Raymond Petersen (abt 1927 – 22 Jan 2010) m. Delores (Rae Russell) (Petersen) (11 Nov 1935 – 15 Nov 2002)
  2. 2. Raymond (Allen) Petersen (30 December 1926 – 22 Jan 2010) m. Delores (Rae Russell) (Petersen) (11 Nov 1935 – 15 Nov 2002)
  3. 3. Donald (Merl) Petersen (4 May 1928 – 23 January 2008) m. Mildred (Ruth Ratigan) (Petersen) (11 Oct 1927 – 27 Dec 1982) m. Helen (M) Eisenbeis (abt 1927 – ) m. Barbara (Ann Zimmerman) (petersen) (11 Sep 1933 – 29 Aug 2017)
    1. 1. Patricia (Rose 'Patty') Turpitt (5 Nov 1950 – 26 Dec 2000)
  4. 4. LaVerne (Marie) Martin (10 January 1930 – 16 Dec 2019) m. Charles (Newton) Foster (14 Oct 1926 – 14 Jan 2018) m. Kenneth (B) Bentley (13 Sep 1925 – 22 Mar 1987) m. William (B) Martin (6 November 1918 – 17 August 1985) m. Richard (R) Deighbors (15 Dec 1931 – )
    1. 1. Steven (Allen (child)) Foster (3 November 1945 – 24 August 1957)
    2. 2. Charles (Edward) Foster (22 Mar 1948 – 25 Mar 1948)
    3. 3. Charles (Edward ( infant)) Foster (22 March 1948 – 25 Mar 1948)
    4. 4. Steven (Allen) Foster (3 Nov 1949 – 24 Aug 1957)
    5. 5. Karen (Marie) Ochsner (30/10/1952 – ) m. Bert (W) James (abt 1948 – ) m. Gary (Dawayne) Oclhsner (abt 1952 – ) m. Gary (Dawayne) Oclhsner (abt 1952 – )
    6. 6. Michel (James) Foster (1954 – 26 Nov 1959)
    7. 7. Michael (James (child)) Foster (26 Apr 1954 – 26 Nov 1959)
    8. 8. Barbara (Kay Bentley , Martin) (Palmer) (28 Aug 1957 – 26 Nov 2016) m. Rick (Gene) Palmer m. Kelvin Moore (18 Nov 1956 – 28 Jul 2015)
      1. 1. Trisha (M) Moore (14 Mar 1984 – ) m. Jacob (Robert) Baker (12 Dec 1984 – ) m. Jonathan Neenan (19 May 1986 – )
        1. 1. Annmaire Baker (10 Jun 2005 – )
        2. 2. Jr Moore (13 Nov 2009 – )
        3. 3. naomi moore (11 Mar 2007 – )
      2. 2. daniel palmer (21 May 1990 – )
        1. 1. Sebastian (James) Palmer (22 Mar 2011 – )
        2. 2. Jackson (James) Palmer (8 Jan 2024 – )
    9. 9. bobby martin (28/08/1957 – )
      1. 1. Jeremy (Robert) martin (22 Oct 1979 – 25 Mar 2006)
    10. 10. William (Eugene) Martin (30 09 1960 – 12 Nov 1991) m. Susan (E) Martin (abt 1960 – )
      1. 1. Kyle Martin (2 Feb 1984 – )
  5. 5. Kenneth (Eugene) Petersen (12 January 1932 – 12 March 1946)
  6. 6. Kenneth (Edgar) Petersen (18 Aug 1932 – 16 Aug 1976)
  7. 7. Lois (Darlene) Peterson (4 November 1933 – 17 September 2013) m. William (Gene) Burleson (23 October 1928 – 5 March 2012)
  8. 8. Vernon (Duane) Petersen (17 February 1936 – 27 Feb 2012) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Petersen (17 January 1945 – 2 November 2019)
  9. 9. Edward (Lawrence) Petersen (19 May 1938 – 1 Feb 1968)
  10. 10. Wilma (Marlene) Petersen (20 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) m. Ronald (Eugene) Wuest (26 Jul 1938 – 21 Jun 1999)
    1. 1. Keith (Eugene) Wuest (17 Mar 1967 – 11 Oct 1987)
    2. 2. Todd (Ryan) Wuest (8 Jan 1972 – 16 Apr 2011)
  11. 11. Wanda Petersen (10 July 1943 – 27 December 1999)

Lester Petersen's Timeline

13 Records

1900
12 December 1900
Birth of Lester Allen Petersen in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska
Butte, Boyd, Nebraska
1910
1910
Age 10
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
1925
1925
Age 25
Lester Allen Petersen was married
None
1925
1925
Age 25
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in Fairfax, Gregory
Fairfax, Gregory
1930
1930
Age 30
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in Martin, Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
Martin, Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in Martin, Bennett, South Dakota
Martin, Bennett, South Dakota
1940
1940
Age 40
Lester Allen Petersen was married in Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Cherry, Nebraska, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in , Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
, Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 51
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in South Dakota
South Dakota
1979
6 Jan 1979
Age 79
Death of Lester Allen Petersen in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
1986
1986
Age 86
Lester Allen Petersen resided here in Grand Island, NE
Grand Island, NE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 December 1900
    Event Place: Butte, Boyd, Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03847; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska; Roll: T625_980; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 23
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341952
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska; Roll: T624_839; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1374852
    [6] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [7] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1935
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-44

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1925
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cherry, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Padr-Tete

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska; Roll: T624_839; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1374852

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McCulley, Boyd, Nebraska; Roll: T625_980; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Fairfax, Gregory
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Martin, Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341952

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03847; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-2
    [2] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1935

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03847; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-44

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Dakota
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Grand Island, NE
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Martin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Republican; Publication Date: 31/ May/ 1940; Publication Place: Valentine, Nebraska, USA; ,0.71044767,0.3452397,0.7579573&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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